Show storing ice in packing ice fee in a farm Ice icehouse hous place the cakes close together to make the mass as tight and solid as possible to eliminate cracks and openings through which air circulates says the united states department of agriculture when cakes are irregular in size fill the opening between cakes with small pieces of ice broken ice on top of the cakes or projecting pieces along alon the sides should he be re moved with sawdust or mill ings for insulation leave at least a 12 11 inch space between the sides of the ice stark stack and the walls of the building and fill with dry sawdust or shavings as the packing in the center of the room proceeds also place a layer of dry sawdust about a foot thick on the bottom of the house except in the middle where the layer should he a few inches thinner so that the cakes will have hare a tendency to slide toward the center |